Scott, when do those funny french sounding apples ripen and how do you like them? I love that you explore so many unusual varieties, by-the-way.
Anyone ever try COOP 17?
Anyone know where I can get wood or trees of any of the above apples. I really want to explore this subject in the field.
> I am very interested in bug-resistant apples. Obviously there is
no such thing as a bug-proof apple but I don't do a whole lot of
spraying and every year I appreciate my few varieties with minimal
damage more and more. This year along with Goldrush, Winesap and Fuji I
would add the old obscure varieties Abbondanza, Pigeonnet Rouge, and
Rambour d'Hiver to the minimal bug-damage list. All of these apples are
hard, and all but P-R are late. So the hard & late is clearly a
help, and on the other side some of my soft varieties were horribly
damaged. What I would really like is an apple I could hit with a couple
Surround sprays in the spring, maybe hang some CM confusion lures in
May, and then get a harvest with most of the apples bug-free.
>
> Scott
[NAFEX] Bugs-don't hug apples,
Alan Haigh, 10/28/2010